From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: kmacro? Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:23:26 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164407982 13247 80.91.229.2 (24 Nov 2006 22:39:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:39:42 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 24 23:39:40 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gnjhr-0007gQ-Gl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:39:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gnjhr-0008Rt-1x for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:39:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gnjhc-0008PO-Mf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:39:24 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gnjhb-0008NJ-5l for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:39:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gnjhb-0008NB-2I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:39:23 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.41.67] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1Gnjhb-0005Yb-32 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:39:23 -0500 Original-Received: from [148.87.113.118] (helo=rgminet01.oracle.com) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GnHRt-0007Ca-Sg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:29:18 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmgw2.us.oracle.com (rgmgw2.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.111]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id kANGOmLT013693 for ; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:24:48 -0700 Original-Received: from rcsmt250.oracle.com (rcsmt250.oracle.com [148.87.90.195]) by rgmgw2.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id kANGMEmL002906 for ; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:24:46 -0700 Original-Received: from dhcp-amer-csvpn-gw1-141-144-65-36.vpn.oracle.com by rcsmt251.oracle.com with ESMTP id 2228521951164299011; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:23:31 -0700 Original-To: "Emacs-Devel" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:62744 Archived-At: > I don't really see the problem. > > > I think kmacro needs a better presentation in the doc, with > > some explanation of the relation to the formerly standard way > > of doing things (macros.el and the built-ins). If kmacro is > > meant to replace macros.el and the built-in > > commands, then that should be done completely. > > What part is missing? Is there something which doesn't work as > documented? I think I was clear enough in my first message - see that for details. Whether kmacro is an alternative to the convention or is the new convention is not clear. I suggest clearing up the doc and the source-file Commentary a bit. If you don't find the suggestion useful, ignore it, as always.